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As of Spotify 8.9.xx and newer I can't control the volume on my iPhone when casting to a Chromecast device. I need to go into the slider inside the Spotify app to change the volume. This is not an iOS or apple issue:My non working version of Spotify ...
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It is now easier to import Local Files into the Spotify iOS app through the Files app on your iOS device. A computer and WiFi network are not required to use this new import method. This means that you can now import Local Files into the Spotify iOS ...
Spotify has not been working for me all week. I have thousands of saved songs in my library. Recently spotify simply stops playing my songs. Here’s an example, Today I tried to playa saved album, it played the first track and then would not play the ...
Spotify has not been working for me all week. I have thousands of saved songs in my library. Recently spotify simply stops playing my songs. Here’s an example, Today I tried to play a saved al...
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Plan Family Free/Premium Premium Country. UK Device(iPad Pro 2018Operating System(iOS 13.7 My Question or IssueI download music and have selected option to play offline enabled.However for some stupid bizarre reason it forces me to connect to wifi fi...
Plan Family Free/Premium Premium Country. UK Device (iPad Pro 2018 Operating System (iOS 13.7 My Question or Issue I download music and have selected option ...
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PlanPremium CountryUSDevice(iPhone 7 and iPod touch 7Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueEnjoying Discover Weekly put cannot play other songs from the artist. I go to view artist or view album and the only song...
Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone 7 and iPod touch 7 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Enjoying Discover Weekly put cannot...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountrySG DeviceIPhone XS Operating System(iOS 14.2) My Question or IssueSpotify not able to stream on Watch. Using TestFlight version 8.5.93.486
Plan Free/Premium Country SG Device IPhone XS Operating System (iOS 14.2) My Question or Issue Spotify not able to stream on Watch. Using TestFlight version 8.5.93...
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PlanPremiumCountryEUDeviceiPhone 6sOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi,I'm reopening an issue raised by myself & solved in the below thread. After about the week, it is back w/ identical symptoms - I cannot ...
Plan Premium Country EU Device iPhone 6s Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi, I'm reopening an issue raised by myself & solved ...
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PlanpremiumCountrysingaporeDeviceiphone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.3My Question or Issuei recently just got the lyrics, it’s pretty neat but i prefer having back my behind the lyrics menu. is there a way where i can enable it back?
Plan premium Country singapore Device iphone 11 Operating System iOS 14.3 My Question or Issue i recently just got the lyrics, it’s pretty neat but i prefer having back my behind the lyrics ...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueSpotify Kids for iPhone does not seem to have support for Google Chromecast, meaning the kid’s cannot cast their music to the stereo, but I can using the standard app. Is this expected, and if so...
Plan Premium Operating System iOS 13 My Question or Issue Spotify Kids for iPhone does not seem to have support for Google Chromecast, meaning the kid’s cannot cast their music t...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13.6 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app crashes and stops playing music any time I lock my phone or have it running in the background. I’ve tried: logging out, unlinking, updating my...
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13.6 My Question or Issue The Spotify app crashes and stops playing music any time I lock my phone or...
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In the gaming genre there used to be a long list of all soundtracks, but now that list is about 3-5 albums on iOS and 10-20 on PC desktop version. What happened? I listen to a lot of gaming soundtracks but since the list has disappeared it is hard to...
In the gaming genre there used to be a long list of all soundtracks, but now that list is about 3-5 albums on iOS and 10-20 on PC desktop version. What happened? I listen to a lot of gaming soundtrac...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 14.0.1 My Question or IssueI already read a couple of answers to my issue but none of them helped. I am trying to find a way to fix this problem without reinstalling my application, as I alrea...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 14.0.1 My Question or Issue I already read a couple of answers to my issue but none of them helped. I am trying to fi...
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone Xs)Operating System(iOS 14.3) My Question or IssueI selected multiple songs and dragged them to my “Liked Songs” list on Mac but when I went to check on my mobile app the new songs weren’t there. Since it was a l...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone Xs) Operating System (iOS 14.3) My Question or Issue I selected multiple songs and dragged them to my “Liked Songs” list on Mac but when I ...
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PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.3 My Question or IssueMy app is constantly crashing. It will happen multiple times while I am listening to music, it just stops and closes.This is extremely frustrating.I have logged...
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.3 My Question or Issue My app is constantly crashing. It will happen multiple times while I am listening to...
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https://share.icloud.com/photos/08JMWeWAy33wE2CVKE49YJ5IA In the update when the album covers were previewed in the playlists, the app pulls and slows when I move on the list and in ocations the app closes.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/08JMWeWAy33wE2CVKE49YJ5IA In the update when the album covers were previewed in the playlists, the app pulls and slows when I move on the list and in ocations t...
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I am **bleep** that Spotify adds more songs to my playlists on mobile I use Spotify on my laptop and ps4 and don’t have this issue it’s annoying because I usually listen to 1 song in a playlist on loop and I can’t do that because of this feature
I am **bleep** that Spotify adds more songs to my playlists on mobile I use Spotify on my laptop and ps4 and don’t have this issue it’s annoying because I usually listen to 1 song in a playlist on lo...
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For 1 month I experience crashes of Spotify when listening to it in the background. iOS 14.3. This occurs suddenly, without me doing anything on the phone. It is locked and in my pocket. I listen through iPhone headphones, through Bluetooth speaker a...
For 1 month I experience crashes of Spotify when listening to it in the background. iOS 14.3. This occurs suddenly, without me doing anything on the phone. It is locked and in my pocket. I listen thr...
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PlanPremiumCountry Costa Rica Device(iPhone 7 plus)Operating System(iOS 13) My Question or IssueRecently I've been using spotify in Apple Carplay. There, I could access any playlist and review the songs in that playlist and also choose whatever song ...
Plan Premium Country Costa Rica Device (iPhone 7 plus) Operating System (iOS 13) My Question or Issue Recently I've been using spotify in Apple Carplay. There, I could a...
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Why is it so difficult to navigate spotify easily, your always changing things...id like to search for a track and play it without having to like, sync, or download it first. Just be user friendly!!!
Why is it so difficult to navigate spotify easily, your always changing things...id like to search for a track and play it without having to like, sync, or download it first. Just be user frie...
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I have Premium Spotify but can't play local files on my phone. Here are the steps I took: On Spotify Desktop1. I went to "Settings" then "Local Files", and turned on "Show Local Files"2. I clicked "Add A Source" and added my desktop folder with mp3 f...
I have Premium Spotify but can't play local files on my phone. Here are the steps I took: On Spotify Desktop 1. I went to "Settings" then "Local Files", and turned on "Show Local Files" 2....
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PlanFreeCountryEngland DeviceApple Watch series 5Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen will I be able to listen to Spotify from my Apple Watch? I have seen that some people have been given the rollout to lis...
Plan Free Country England Device Apple Watch series 5 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When will I be able to listen to Spotif...
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I am using a Macbook Air. I generally don't have any problems connecting to my other Bluetooth speakers, but when I connect my computer to my Bluetooth receiver in my home entertainment system between songs I always hear a sharp distortion almost lik...
I am using a Macbook Air. I generally don't have any problems connecting to my other Bluetooth speakers, but when I connect my computer to my Bluetooth receiver in my home entertainment system betwee...
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